Pt. 4/6: The Hellenization of Christianity by the Scholastics ~ RJMI Lecture 2015 (see description).

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Recorded 12-25-2015. This is a six-part lecture. Here is a list of the sub-headings of Part 4.
The Ways That Philosophy or Mythology Are Glorified:
00:04:26 1) By using philosophy or mythology to edify or enlighten oneself or others on faith or morals;
00:04:33 1a) by presenting philosophy or mythology as a true religion, or a religion in which one can be saved;
00:08:12 1b) by presenting philosophy or mythology as necessary or useful to better understand Christianity;
00:26:11 1c) by presenting philosophy or mythology as necessary or useful to live a moral and virtuous life;
00:32:50 1d) by using philosophy as a source of revelation on faith or morals;
00:45:28 1e) by loving or at least liking philosophy or mythology.

00:46:42 2) By using methods unique to philosophy;
00:46:54 2a) by emphasizing questions and not answers;
01:22:38 2b) by presenting dogmas and heresies as allowable opinions;
01:32:02 2c) by defending heresies and dogmas equally before saying which is heresy or which is dogma;
01:34:56 2d) by wilful ambiguity or wilful contradictions;
02:01:59 2e) by complicating answers;
02:06:36 2f) by not denouncing heretics as heretics.

02:09:36 3) By using terminologies unique to philosophy (scholastic babble).

From website: www.JohnTheBaptist.us

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